Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a dedicated professional to join their busy ward specializing in gastroenterology. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring clinical governance. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and significant clinical experience, with opportunities for professional development and leadership.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in relevant clinical setting.
• Evidence of professional leadership leading to innovation in practice.
• Experience in Peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, evaluate and deliver patient care.
• Support junior staff and coordinate shifts.
• Act as a mentor/preceptor to junior staff.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Teaching and assessing skills

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Clinical decision making

Education

Post basic evidence of study

Evidence of Level 6 studies

Qualified to function as mentor for pre-registration students

Renal course/surgical course

Management or leadership courses

Job description

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Ward 84 is a busy 29 bedded ward specialising in Secondary Medical and Gastroenterology

The post holder will assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of patient care in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner. Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to
the clinical governance process. Act as a mentor/preceptor to junior staff, with specific responsibility for pre-registration students.
The post holder will take delegated responsibility for the management of the clinical team and the maintenance of high standards of quality patient care on a shift basis.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will work alongside the Ward Manager and Practice Educator with a particular focus on:

Bedside training and education for staff, patients and carers.

Supporting junior staff with their workloads and the coordinating of shifts.

Leadership and professional role modelling through complex communication, challenging practice and celebrating achievement as is it occurs.

Supporting the Ward Manager to ensure quality, safety and patient experience.

We will provide a comprehensive induction and the role will allow you to develop varied clinical and interpersonal skills. We also offer extensive PDP opportunities.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Post basic evidence of study
• Evidence of Level 6 studies
• Qualified to function as mentor for pre-registration students
• Renal course/ surgical course
• Appropriate management or leadership courses

Experience

• Significant experience in relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary/multi agency working
• Experience in Peritoneal dialysis
• Experience in haemodialysis and plasmapheresis
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of research activities

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Clinically competent in name clinical area/speciality
• Proven workload management of self and of a others
• Proven ability to problem solve
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
• Effective organisational skills
• Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
• Awareness of Clinical Governance process

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.